For our 2025 video contest, our finalists shared their tales about how important wine is in our lives—how we enjoy it, celebrate it, even dedicate our lives to it (and sometimes go overboard in pursuit of it)! A big thank you to every entrant for sending us their stories, from the heartfelt to the humorous. Get ready to laugh, recognize a bit of yourself and be inspired …
And the Winners Are …
First Place: Large Format (Baby Got Casks)
A fun romp through the wine world's different bottle and barrel sizes set to a 1990s hip-hop classic!
Second Place: Bacchus Loves Hills
A short hike up a mountain serves as an opportunity to explore the vineyards of Spring Mountain in Napa Valley. But does it count as being in the valley if it's on a mountain?
Third Place: Lunch with Wine on Mondays
Winery owners Joey Wolosz and Jeff Durham believe that a life well led is a life well-fed—fed by thoughtful food, good wine and engaged conversation. Fed by what gratifies us—to garden, cook, tinker and, above all, to create. Fed by the work of our hands.
In addition, Wine Spectator’s editorial team also picked 3 other favorites as honorable mentions, in addition to the finalists, that we didn’t want our viewers to miss. Watch them below!
Here's How the Contest Works
Picking the Finalists: A team of Wine Spectator editors judges the Premier Video and Short-Form Social Video categories separately and selects the best videos within each category. We look for creativity and great storytelling that demonstrates a love for wine. While production quality is a key factor in judging the Premier Videos, the Short-Form Social Videos place more emphasis on creating fun, compelling moments around wine.
Picking the Winner: Then it's the viewers' turn! Watch the videos below and vote for your single favorite video among the Finalists in both categories. The viewers' top choice takes the Grand Prize! (Ballot stuffing is prohibited. Compensation may not be offered in return for votes.)
PRIZES
The winner earns a pair of tickets to the weekend-long Wine Spectator New York Wine Experience. Each of the other finalists has won a pair of tickets to one of the 2025 Wine Experience Grand Tasting evenings or a 2026 Grand Tour tasting event. Each valid entry has received a 1-year WineSpectator.com membership, which includes free access to more than 450,000 wine reviews. Cheers to all of this year’s entrants!
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Honorable Mentions: Premier Videos
Honorable Mentions: Short Form Social Videos
Kudos to all the entrants! It's not too early to start thinking about your entry for the 2026 contest... Here are the guidelines for the Video Contest.
